Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday.Weld was running for president as a Republican, seeking to put pressure on President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination. Weld told supporters that he was intensely grateful for them.Previously, he formally announced an exploratory committee on Feb. 15, 2019 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Weld was the 2016 vice presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party, running with presidential nominee, Gary Johnson.Weld also said that even though he was suspending his campaign immediately, he wasn't stopping his "commitment to the nation and to the democratic institutions that set us apart." File video (March 3): Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld crushed in home state by President Trump

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday.

Weld was running for president as a Republican, seeking to put pressure on President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination.

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Weld told supporters that he was intensely grateful for them.

Previously, he formally announced an exploratory committee on Feb. 15, 2019 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.